Further mind map development

Further Mind-map Development

Following my group crit I was extremely over whelmed. I didn't have a full grasp of what was being asked of me and it was a bit scary at the amount of thinking and analysing I needed to do without knowing where to start... I came back and before I got even more confused I got into the zone and brainstormed my illustration practice, getting everything out of my head.

 I felt that I really have to display everything visually, turn the corner of my room into an explosion of thoughts. Unfortunately once the information is down then I can't remember any more but at least it is documented. I realise that I have to do it all in one go, whilst I am in the same head space. How the hell am I going to order this into a presentation!

 I have learnt a lot of different things this year. I find wording and expressing my feelings very difficult. My brain doesn't really think in order and I get very excited about things although I can't get them down logically. I have discovered photoshop and although I am not a whizz, I can get by with it and can use it to help my image making. I have learnt simplicity is very important and something that I need to develop, this was appreciated through character design. The understanding that people don't have to look life-like and real. I enjoy continuous line drawings, collage and multi media.

This was an attempt to link my hobbies together, to illustration. It explains:

• that both my work and my dancing is uptight. 
• creating something looser is something i have been trying to achieve in all aspects
• im not very good at "final" decisions and performances-very stressful
• i invest a lot of time and effort into the practicing of everything

 I then went through my different modules figuring out what was noticeable and memorable of the different modules. What I struggled with, what I learnt, what I enjoyed.

What I want to achieve next year:

 This is a summery of all of the things that I want to include inside of my poster. The things that are connected between my illustration and my self.

I need to include the aspects of my illustration in one image. 

I make:

• simplicity\looseness

They work best because the are a study exploring multiples, they wouldn't have the same effect if it was just one figure. Its the exploration of the collection of multiples rather than just one snap shot.

• continuous line drawings
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• paper cut outs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• mixed media/ collages
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Wacom drawings
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• print making
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

HOW THE HELL AM I GOING TO ORDER ALL OF THIS! It is all over the place and I don't know what themes to use?!? How can I start the presentation! My brain really can't think in order. I have everything down that I want to say but its a big jumble!

After some discussion... I could order them into:

1) Past, Present and Future

2) Research, Experimentation and Decisions

3) 2 different sides to me (full of energy and inspiration/stressing out, overwhelmed)

4) My illustration practice and other aspects of my life

5) Experiences, Learner, Illustrator and Ambitions

Through talking everything through I realised that there is a pattern to my design process:

I think maybe this is the perfect way to present my presentation. I need to capture what emotions I have at every stage, how I over come them, what I achieve and what I want to achieve next year per stage.